/foundations-philanthropy Foundations/Philanthropy en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Tue, 11 Jun 2024 22:00:44 GMT /policy-politics/why-jay-z-is-a-key-figure-in-the-school-voucher-debate/2024/06 Jay-Z's backing of school vouchers in Pennsylvania has public education advocates worried it will divert funds. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 22:00:44 GMT /policy-politics/why-jay-z-is-a-key-figure-in-the-school-voucher-debate/2024/06 /policy-politics/opinion-foundations-have-given-money-to-schools-for-a-long-time-whats-actually-working/2023/08 Investments in one key area seem to be making a difference when it comes to improving schools. Fri, 04 Aug 2023 11:38:37 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-foundations-have-given-money-to-schools-for-a-long-time-whats-actually-working/2023/08 /policy-politics/opinion-education-funders-need-to-ditch-the-savior-complex/2023/07 Trust in the input from teachers, staff, community, and students will go a long way toward making initiatives successful. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 15:04:25 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-education-funders-need-to-ditch-the-savior-complex/2023/07 /leadership/how-matthew-mcconaughey-will-make-it-easier-for-schools-to-get-safety-grants/2023/07 The actor aims to cut the red tape for schools that could benefit from the federal grants, but lack the capacity to apply. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 20:26:25 GMT /leadership/how-matthew-mcconaughey-will-make-it-easier-for-schools-to-get-safety-grants/2023/07 /policy-politics/opinion-foundations-invest-in-public-education-teachers-would-like-the-money-spent-these-ways/2023/07 Philanthropies invest millions on trying to improve student achievement. Educators don't always agree on what they're targeting. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 10:11:30 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-foundations-invest-in-public-education-teachers-would-like-the-money-spent-these-ways/2023/07 /leadership/supports-in-every-title-i-school-a-community-schools-group-receives-record-165m/2023/02 The donation from the Ballmer Group, funded by Connie and Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft CEO, is the largest in Communities In 69´«Ă˝â€™ history. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:37:49 GMT /leadership/supports-in-every-title-i-school-a-community-schools-group-receives-record-165m/2023/02 /leadership/4-ways-to-leverage-education-foundations-to-support-school-based-mental-health/2023/01 Education foundations don’t need big budgets to help school districts with rising mental health challenges. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:09:15 GMT /leadership/4-ways-to-leverage-education-foundations-to-support-school-based-mental-health/2023/01 /leadership/school-foundations-shift-their-focus-to-students-mental-health-as-need-grows/2023/01 School district foundations generally help plug funding gaps. Some districts are tapping them to shore up mental health supports. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 21:23:09 GMT /leadership/school-foundations-shift-their-focus-to-students-mental-health-as-need-grows/2023/01 /policy-politics/big-money-for-schools-no-strings-attached-will-mackenzie-scott-change-education-philanthropy/2022/12 Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave millions of dollars to dozens of districts and charter schools. Mon, 05 Dec 2022 22:36:58 GMT /policy-politics/big-money-for-schools-no-strings-attached-will-mackenzie-scott-change-education-philanthropy/2022/12 /teaching-learning/how-would-teachers-spend-the-gates-foundation-1-1-billion-investment-in-math/2022/10 Professional development that actually sticks, smaller classes, and better instructional materials are on educators' wish lists. Fri, 28 Oct 2022 19:14:01 GMT /teaching-learning/how-would-teachers-spend-the-gates-foundation-1-1-billion-investment-in-math/2022/10 /teaching-learning/why-the-gates-foundation-is-investing-1-1-billion-in-math-education/2022/10 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is investing big in math, including teacher training and high quality instructional materials. Wed, 19 Oct 2022 04:01:52 GMT /teaching-learning/why-the-gates-foundation-is-investing-1-1-billion-in-math-education/2022/10 /leadership/millions-toward-tutoring-funders-bank-on-the-recovery-strategy-despite-big-challenges/2022/04 A $100 million philanthropic initiative aims to help districts staff and monitor tutoring programs and learn what features are most promising. Tue, 05 Apr 2022 20:28:53 GMT /leadership/millions-toward-tutoring-funders-bank-on-the-recovery-strategy-despite-big-challenges/2022/04 /teaching-learning/pen-america-receives-500-000-to-fight-book-bans/2022/03 The donation from publishing CEO Markus Dohle aims to help ramp up anti-book ban efforts. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 22:00:28 GMT /teaching-learning/pen-america-receives-500-000-to-fight-book-bans/2022/03 /leadership/nonprofit-serving-schools-in-need-gets-surprise-133-5-million-gift-from-mackenzie-scott/2022/02 The donation puts Communities in 69´«Ă˝ on a path to expand wraparound health and social services to more Title I schools nationwide. Thu, 03 Feb 2022 18:41:37 GMT /leadership/nonprofit-serving-schools-in-need-gets-surprise-133-5-million-gift-from-mackenzie-scott/2022/02 /policy-politics/bloomberg-launches-750-million-fund-to-grow-charter-schools-amid-broken-k-12-system/2021/12 Former New York City mayor and one-time presidential hopeful Michael R. Bloomberg aims to add 150,000 charter school seats over five years. Wed, 01 Dec 2021 23:23:16 GMT /policy-politics/bloomberg-launches-750-million-fund-to-grow-charter-schools-amid-broken-k-12-system/2021/12 /leadership/with-102-million-in-grants-these-districts-plan-to-train-principals-with-a-focus-on-equity/2021/10 The new grant program from the Wallace Foundation will help eight school districts work on building principals’ capacity to address equity. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 22:06:29 GMT /leadership/with-102-million-in-grants-these-districts-plan-to-train-principals-with-a-focus-on-equity/2021/10 /leadership/these-schools-served-black-students-during-segregation-theres-a-fight-to-preserve-them/2021/07 A look at how Black people managed to grow a solid middle class without access to so many of America’s public schools. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 18:49:48 GMT /leadership/these-schools-served-black-students-during-segregation-theres-a-fight-to-preserve-them/2021/07 /leadership/video-the-fight-to-preserve-rosenwald-schools/2021/07 Jane Carpenter Pollard, alumna of the historic Scrabble School located in Rappahannock County, Va. She and her six siblings attended the Rosenwald school. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 17:20:55 GMT /leadership/video-the-fight-to-preserve-rosenwald-schools/2021/07 /policy-politics/opinion-does-place-based-giving-make-it-harder-for-funders-to-get-reliable-feedback/2021/04 Big donors can be lulled into underestimating the financial, political, and information constraints of place-based philanthropy. Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:00:17 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-does-place-based-giving-make-it-harder-for-funders-to-get-reliable-feedback/2021/04 /policy-politics/opinion-whats-it-take-for-philanthropy-to-help-rural-schools/2021/02 Place-based philanthropy has enormous potential to revitalize rural communities. The trick is, it’s tough to get this sort of approach right. Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:30:45 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-whats-it-take-for-philanthropy-to-help-rural-schools/2021/02 /education/chan-zuckerberg-initiative-grants-aim-to-help-students-amid-coronavirus-closures/2020/03 It's one of the first philanthropy announcements related specifically to responding to educational concerns that have emerged as schools respond to the coronavirus. Fri, 27 Mar 2020 19:29:31 GMT /education/chan-zuckerberg-initiative-grants-aim-to-help-students-amid-coronavirus-closures/2020/03 /leadership/education-is-the-darling-of-wealthy-philanthropists-but-k-12-is-losing-its-luster/2020/01 Around the world, education is the largest recipient of philanthropic giving by a large margin, but in the United States, funders are moving away from investing in K-12 schools in favor of early childhood and higher education. Thu, 30 Jan 2020 03:29:41 GMT /leadership/education-is-the-darling-of-wealthy-philanthropists-but-k-12-is-losing-its-luster/2020/01 /leadership/opinion-what-makes-teachers-thrive/2019/09 Susan Moore Johnson: What a failed $575 million investment in effective teaching got wrong—and what truly successful schools get right. Wed, 11 Sep 2019 00:52:41 GMT /leadership/opinion-what-makes-teachers-thrive/2019/09 /policy-politics/koch-network-announces-new-education-lobbying-group-walton-funding-pact/2019/06 Philanthropic groups backed by Charles Koch announced a new political organization and support for an education incubator. Sun, 30 Jun 2019 01:16:12 GMT /policy-politics/koch-network-announces-new-education-lobbying-group-walton-funding-pact/2019/06 /policy-politics/arthur-levine-known-for-harsh-critiques-of-teacher-preparation-programs-to-step-down/2019/06 The 70-year-old president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, who called schools of education “unruly and disordered,” will end his tenure this month. Wed, 19 Jun 2019 01:30:35 GMT /policy-politics/arthur-levine-known-for-harsh-critiques-of-teacher-preparation-programs-to-step-down/2019/06 /policy-politics/tech-venture-philanthropies-and-public-education-q-a-with-usc-professor-patricia-burch/2019/04 Groups like the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Michael & Susan Dell Foundation are pushing a 'technocratic' approach to school reform that could change the way we think about public-school governance, says USC professor Patricia Burch. Sun, 07 Apr 2019 01:15:16 GMT /policy-politics/tech-venture-philanthropies-and-public-education-q-a-with-usc-professor-patricia-burch/2019/04 /teaching-learning/opinion-why-have-education-politics-gone-national/2019/04 The recent wave of teacher strikes reflects a broader phenomenon, blurring the boundaries between national and local school politics, write three education professors. Thu, 04 Apr 2019 23:13:42 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-why-have-education-politics-gone-national/2019/04 /policy-politics/gates-foundation-chan-zuckerberg-asked-for-big-new-education-ideas-heres-what-they-got/2019/03 As the first step in a new R&D initiative they're planning for K-12 education, the foundation and venture-philanthropy group are highlighting innovative ideas provided by nonprofits, universities, corporations, developers, and educators. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:50:04 GMT /policy-politics/gates-foundation-chan-zuckerberg-asked-for-big-new-education-ideas-heres-what-they-got/2019/03 /policy-politics/opinion-politically-speaking-school-reform-has-gone-hollywood/2019/03 Over the last decade, 87 percent or more of the political contributions made by staff at leading school reform organizations went to Democratic candidates and causes. Tue, 12 Mar 2019 13:00:00 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-politically-speaking-school-reform-has-gone-hollywood/2019/03 /leadership/kansas-city-data-sharing-effort-showcases-ballmer-groups-strategy/2019/03 A $59 million investment in software developer Social Solutions aims to ease the flow of data among schools and social service providers. Tue, 05 Mar 2019 02:22:22 GMT /leadership/kansas-city-data-sharing-effort-showcases-ballmer-groups-strategy/2019/03